EP 145: Raising the Retirement Age

Yvonne Gomez speaks with Sean Tan, Partner and Career Business Leader at Mercer Singapore about why he is supportive of the government's plan to raise the retirement and reemployment ages to 64 and 69 respectively, in 2026.

EP 144: Preventing Cervical Cancer

Yvonne Gomez speaks with Dr Lee Guek Eng, Senior Consultant & Specialist in Medical Oncology at Icon Cancer Centre about cervical cancer and the importance of regular Pap screening and HPV vaccination, to reduce the incidence rates and improve the survival rates of cervical cancer patients in Singa…

EP 143: Climate change and human health Pt 2

Yvonne Gomez speaks with Yann Felix Boucher, Associate Professor for Research at the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, about how climate change research can benefit from data and technology.

EP 142: Climate change and human health Pt 1

Yvonne Gomez speaks with Yann Felix Boucher, Associate Professor for Research at the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, about how climate change affects public health directly and indirectly.

EP 141: Unexploded WWII Munitions in Singapore Pt 2

Yvonne Gomez speaks with Dr Ong Wei Chong, Head of the National Security Studies Programme at NTU’s S Rajaratnam School of International Studies about unexploded bombs and other ordance from World War II, and why they are difficult to find and get rid of.

EP 140: Unexploded WWII Munitions in Singapore Pt 1

Yvonne Gomez speaks with Dr Ong Wei Chong, Head of the National Security Studies Programme at NTU’s S Rajaratnam School of International Studies about the Japanese campaign in Singapore during World War II, and why unexploded munitions from that era are still being found to this day.

EP 139: Dating Trends in Singapore

Yvonne Gomez speaks with Andrea Tan, local relationship expert at the online dating and networking application, Bumble about the trends that the company believes will define dating and relationships in 2024.

EP 138: Health Behaviours & Choices

Yvonne Gomez speaks with Dr Rayner Tan, Vice President of Society of Behavioural Health, Singapore about emerging trends in the intersection between psychology and human behaviour, and the choices people make when it comes to their health.

EP 137: Is Seaweed a Solution for People, Planet & Prosperity?

Yvonne Gomez speaks with Dr Brian Von Herzen, Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit Climate Foundation about how marine permaculture can contribute to prospects for sustainable seaweed value chains. 

EP 134: Budget 2024

Tanisha Moghe speaks with Eugene Tan, Associate Professor of Law at the Singapore Management University about the measures announced at Budget 2024 and how it paves the way for the subsequent instalments of the ForwardSG exercise.